ossific

== English == === Etymology === From Latin os, ossis (“bone”) + facere (“to make”). Compare French ossifique. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒˈsɪf.ɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɑˈsɪf.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪfɪk === Adjective === ossific (not comparable) Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone. Synonym: osteoproductive === References === “ossific”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.